Schooling in Tittensor 1888-1901
During the late nineteenth century, Duchess Millicent, the fourth Duchess of Sutherland provided a Church and village school in Tittensor. M. M. B. Higham tells us that social life in Tittensor at this ...
‘Specification for Building and Finishing a Dwelling House of One Storey at Park’
The document above describes the building work which was required on a house being built at Park in Caverswall in 1828.
The specification is divided into sections telling us about the ‘Mason Work’ ...
A New House at Cotes
A brief letter from John J. Chapman at Stone Rural District Council dated 21st November 1907 survives amongst the Eccleshall papers. Chapman writes that the ‘New House’ to be built at Cotes ‘will be reported ...
A Public Park for Longton, 1888
The third Duke of Sutherland, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892), was involved in many local, national and international public associations. In addition to his national work ...
Abstract of the Cash Account of the National and Sunday Schools in Lilleshall, 1827
The image above shows the Abstract of the cash account for the ‘National and Sunday Schools’ and also ‘the Clothing Club’ in the parish of Lilleshall, made in 1827.
The document tells us that the ...
An Account of the Expenses Building a House at Hanley Colliery for Mr. John Sparrow, 1783
This document is an account of the money spent on building a house at Hanley Colliery in 1783 for Mr. John Sparrow.
John Sparrow worked as a colliery agent for Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803) ...
An Act for Building a New Shire Hall for the County of Stafford, 1794
This ornate document is an Act passed by Parliament in 1794 sanctioning the building of a new Shire Hall for the County of Stafford.
Situated in the town of Stafford, the document tells us that the ...
An Elementary School in Caverswall
The document above is an indenture involving land owned by the Duke of Sutherland and Caverswall School Board, made on 31st July 1877.
The document provides details about the ‘absolute sale’ of a piece ...
Appeal for a Vicarage House at Barlaston
Letters in the Sutherland Papers reveal that by the 1870s the Vicarage House at Barlaston was being used as a farmhouse.
In the 1870s the Duke’s Chief Estate Agent George Loch received a letter from ...
Arguments For and Against the Water Works
Not everyone was in favour of the Waterworks in the Staffordshire Potteries. Amongst papers relating to the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company is a ‘List of Petitions against the Bill’.
The ...
Arthur C. Prall, Wholesale Ironmonger, Hanley (c.1920)
The Sutherland Papers contain many printed advertisements promoting local companies and their products. Amongst these is an advertisement for firegrates sold by Hanley ironmonger Arthur C. Prall.
Prall ...
Bargain and Sale of Greyfriars Monastery, Stafford, 1581
The document above is the Bargain and Sale made between Sir Walter Leveson (1550-1602) and Matthew Donnington, concerning the ‘Gray Fryars Monastery’ in Stafford.
Dated 28th April 1581, the document ...
Barlaston Church
The Sutherland Papers include a number of letters relating to Barlaston Church and Vicarage over the nineteenth century. Both the Church and Vicarage had extensive repairs carried out on them during this ...
Barlaston Glebe House
A number of documents in the Sutherland Papers tell us about the properties which were built on Barlaston Glebe land. During 1834 these properties underwent extensive renovations. A document entitled ...
Barlaston Houses
The Sutherland Papers contain a wide variety of plans of Staffordshire properties, including a number of houses in Barlaston. These fascinating documents tell us about the design of domestic properties ...
Bradbury’s Turkish Bath, Hanley, 1861
Amongst the many printed advertisements in the Sutherland Papers is a promotional flyer for Bradbury’s Turkish Bath on Albion Street in Hanley.
Printed in 1861, the document includes a number of ‘testimonials’ ...
Building Hanchurch Holiday Home
The Estate Accounts for 1898 provide a detailed list of payments made towards building and furnishing ‘Hanchurch Holiday Home’.
A payment of almost seven hundred pounds was made to ‘Boulton & Paul’ ...
Caverswall Park Farm
The document above is a valuation of the ‘Timber and Poles’ on Caverswall Park Farm. The valuation made in July 1836 includes details about the different types of trees growing on the farm during this ...